Utah firm to sue ICE for $56 million, claims client was unlawfully sent to violent El Salvadorian prison

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SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — A Utah law firm has filed a notice of intent to sue the U.S. government in federal court for $56 million, saying their client was unlawfully detained and sent to a violent El Salvadorian prison.

“Our client is a Venezuelan young man who came into the U.S. legally to escape threats of violence by the Venezuelan government against his family for their opposition to the Maduro regime,” attorney Jim McConkie said. “Our client has no criminal record either in the U.S. or in Venezuela.”…

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